Shaving kit



NOV- 23,1948- I P. BowLlN 2,454,374-

SHAVING KIT Y Filed Maron 1.8, 1947 HrramvEY Patented Nov. 23, 1948 .STATES PATENT OFFICE 2.454374, snAvlNG KIT l Pete .Bonilla Lewiston, .Idaho Application March 18, 19.491, Serial No. '135,383

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Fie- .l le. elevation vof .improved Sheifinerhlt- Fig. l2 is a sectional View upon an enlarged scale taken .ldllitudillally .lllllldldll the shaving kit ,alone .the line .2-Z .of .Figure Fig. 3 is a side view showing the blade holder or head in the position for use of the razor.

Fig. 41s a View taken .along the lline 4-4 of Fig. 3 Yand looking down ,upon the open-upper end of tthe handle or barrell I is `improved shaving ,kit has a Lvbarrel or tubular handle I closed lat its lower end by a Ridglz Whih is Screwed QIEQSPWTBI@ libe. :upper f end of the barrel being closed by a cap 3 which is screwed onto the upper portion of the barrel and carries a clip 4 by means of which the kit is held in a pocket of a coat when not in use. The upper end of the barrel or handle is externally threaded, as shown at 5, for engagement with the internal threads ,Ii of the cap. The lower end portion of the barrel is provided with internal threads 'l `for engagement with the threaded shoulder 8 of the plug 2. A neck 9 projects upwardly lfrom the shoulder 8 and this neck is unthreaded and -ts snugly within the barrel. A pocket I0 extends longitudinally of the plug from the upper end of its neck and is of sufficient diameter and length to firmly hold a stick of shaving soap II which fits into the barrel as shown in Figure 2. By unscrewing the plug from the barrel it may be withdrawn together with the stick of soap and `the soap used for forming a lather.

A helical spring I2 extends longitudinally in the barrel and at its lower end is formed with an eye I`3 engaged about a pin I4 extending diametrically through the barrel. The eye I5 at the puter or upper end `o f the spring is engaged about a yoke I6 which extends longitudinally of a `blade holder or head .Il and has its end portions bent to form arms I6 welded to the'head. ll/Iidwday its length the wire from which the yoke is fluor-med is bent or crimped to form a bill I8 into which the eye I5 engages when the head is drawn out of the handle and turned to a positi i .at rig-ht angles'to the handle. The spring wim-l1 thus be held in centered relation to the head and exert `pull which holds the head in crossed relation .to the front or upper end of the handle. Slots .or recesses I9 are formed in alignment at 'opposite sides of the upper end of the handle 4to receiye portions of the `yoke spaced from opposite sigles pi the bill and prevent the head f-hromltury 'ng about the longitudinal axis of the handle during'a 4shaving operation and causing a person tobe liable to be cut by a sharp edge of the .blade f2.0 `inounted in the head. rIlhe head Yor yblade holder is Aformed of resilient metal so that its jaws 2I will grip the .blade and one of these jaws l:is formed with the usual teeth 22 servn .a'g'uard -`to prevent the blade fromcutting aperson Ausing .the razor. After the razor has been used'and has been cleaned and wiped dry the head is grasped .at its ends and drawn away from the handle ,a vsufficient distance to Withdraw yoke )from the slots I9 and allow the position shown in Figure 2. The cap 3 may then be applied to the upper end of the handle and since this cap carries the clip 4, the razor may be thrust into a pocket of a coat and held against loss, by the clip. Extra blades may be stored in a pocket 23 extending longitudinally of the handle and formed by a partition or strip 24 welded or otherwise secured to walls of the handle. A used blade may be dried and inserted between jaws of the head before the head is shifted into the handle or it may be placed in the pocket until again needed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A shaving kit comprising a tubular handle, a pin extending transversely` and diametrically through said handle intermediate the length thereof, a helical spring in said handle having upper and lower eyes, the lower eye being engaged about said pin, a blade holder, a yoke extending longitudinally of the blade holder and having arms at its ends xed to ends of the blade holder and intermediate its length being crimped to form a bill, the upper eye of said spring being engaged about said yoke and slidably mounting the blade holder for movement from a retracted position in which it extends longitudinally in the handle with a portion protruding from the front end of the handle to an extended position for use in which it extends transversely of the handle across the front end thereof, the front end of the handle being formed with aligned transversely extending slots in which the yoke nts, the upper eye of the spring being seated in the bill when the blade holder is in the extended position and exerting pull to maintain the yoke in the slots, and a cap screwed upon the front end portion of said handle and enclosing the .protruding portion of the retracted blade holder.

2. A shaving kit comprising a tubular handle, a pin passing transversely through said handle, a spring in said handle having its upper end formed with an eye, the front end of the handle being formed with aligned transversely extending slots, a blade holder of a length for holding a razor blade and of a width adapting it to be thrust longitudinally into the handle through the front end thereof to a retracted position, a yoke extending longitudinally of the blade holder and secured at its ends to the blade holder, said yoke being bent midway its length to form a bill, the eye at the upper end of the spring being engaged about the yoke and slidable along the same from a position at one end of the yoke when the blade holder is in the retracted position to a position in which it is seated in the bill when the blade holder is in an extended position, said blade holder when in the extended position being disposed transversely across the upper end of the handle and the spring then exerting pull to hold portions of the yoke in the slots of the handle.

3. A shaving kit comprising a hollow barrel constituting a handle and open at its upper end, a spring in said barrel anchored at its lower end and formed with an eye at its upper end, a blade holder of a width adapting it to be thrust longitudinally into said barrel through the upper end thereof, a yoke consisting of a strand of stiff wire extending longitudinally of the blade holder in parallel spaced relation thereto and having its ends bent,

to form arms secured to ends of the blade holder and midway its length being crimped to form a seat, the eye of said spring being loosely engaged about said yoke and slidable along the yoke from a position at the lower end thereof when the blade holder is in a retracted position in the barrel to a position in which it engages in the seat when the blade holder is withdrawn from the barrel and moved to a position for use in which it extends across the upper end of the barrel transversely thereof, the upper end of the barrel being transversely slotted for reception of the yoke to prevent turning of the blade holder about the longitudinal axis of the barrel when in the extended position.

4. `A shaving kit comprising a hollow handle open at its upper end, an expansible spring in said handle extending longitudinally therein and anchored at its lower end, an eye at the upper end of said spring, a blade holder of dimensions adapting it to be thrust into the handle to a retracted position and extend longitudinally therein with a portion projecting outwardly from the open upper end of the handle, and a yoke extending longitudinally of said blade holder in spaced relation thereto and having its ends secured to ends of the blade holder, the eye at the upper end of said spring being loosely engaged about said yoke and mounting the blade holder for sliding and tilting movement from a position longitudinally of the handle when in a retracted position to a position transversely thereof disposing the spring midway the length of the yoke when in an extended position for use, and said handle having its upper end formed with aligned transversely extending slots for receiving portions of the yoke and preventing turning of the blade holder about the longitudinal axis of the handle when in an extended position across the upper end of the handle.

5. A shaving kit comprising a hollow tubular handle open at its upper end, a spring in said handle extending longitudinally therein and anchored at its inner end, a blade holder of dimensions adapting it to be thrust longitudinally into the handle to a retracted position, and a yoke carried by and extending longitudinally of said blade holder and formed with a seat midway its length, said spring having its upper end loosely engaged with said yoke for movement longitudinally thereof from a position at one end of the yoke disposing the blade holder longitudinally of the spring when the blade holder is in its retracted position to a position midway the length of the yoke disposing the blade holder transversely of the spring and the handle when the blade holder is in an extended position and serving to hold the extended blade holder rmly against the upper end of the handle in crossing relation thereto.

PETE BOWLIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the i'lle of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,392,753 Franck Oct. 4, 1921 1,698,206 Tipton Jan. 8, 1929 2,045,416 Schwartz et al June 23, 1936 2,429,352 Garritson Oct. 21, 1947 

